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Monthly climate in Choco, Peru

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Choco features a ice cap climate ET). Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 9 °C (49 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 22 °C (71 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1073 mm (42.3 inches) and receives 161 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Choco enjoys an average of 3842 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Choco, Peru

The warmest months in Choco are September, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 9 °C (47 - 49 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 6 °C (43 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Choco experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 107 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Choco. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(62°F)		16°C
(62°F)		17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(64°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(69°F)		22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum17°C
(62°F)		15°C
(60°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(61°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Average high13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(55°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(58°F)		15°C
(60°F)		16°C
(62°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(62°F)		15°C
(60°F)
Daily mean8°C
(46°F)		7°C
(45°F)		7°C
(45°F)		7°C
(44°F)		6°C
(43°F)		6°C
(43°F)		6°C
(43°F)		7°C
(45°F)		8°C
(47°F)		8°C
(47°F)		9°C
(49°F)		9°C
(48°F)
Average low4°C
(39°F)		3°C
(38°F)		3°C
(39°F)		1°C
(34°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		-2°C
(29°F)		-2°C
(29°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		1°C
(35°F)		2°C
(35°F)		3°C
(38°F)		4°C
(39°F)
Mean minimum0°C
(33°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		-0°C
(32°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		-5°C
(24°F)		-4°C
(26°F)		-3°C
(27°F)		-3°C
(27°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		0°C
(33°F)
Minimum-3°C
(28°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		-7°C
(20°F)		-7°C
(20°F)		-6°C
(21°F)		-6°C
(21°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		-6°C
(22°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		-0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Choco, Peru

Choco usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 25 rainy days and 208 mm (8.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Choco are June, July and August. On average, 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Choco. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)208 (8.2)199 (7.8)216 (8.5)108 (4.3)51 (2.0)23 (0.9)11 (0.4)8 (0.3)28 (1.1)63 (2.5)55 (2.2)103 (4.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)23252920114326111017

Monthly sunshine hours in Choco, Peru

The sunniest months in Choco are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Choco: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Choco. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours248269300309330321335344340356344342
Mean daily daylight hours12h 55m12h 34m12h 9m11h 43m11h 22m11h 12m11h 17m11h 35m12h 0m12h 26m12h 49m13h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Choco, Peru

Choco experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 19, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Choco UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Choco. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)191918171311121416181918